Muscle and Skeletal Anatomy

Introduction

This page allows students to explore websites to gian knowledge on muscle and skeletal anatomy by playing games, labeling diagrams and doing quizes. Try, make mistakes, practice and most important, enjoy and have fun learning!

 


   

Task

Here are 10 questions with links bellow to assist in finding the answers. 

  1. What is the longest muscle in the body? (hint: notorious)
  2. Where is the smallest bone located in the body?
  3. Out of 650 muscles found in the body, how many does it take to smile?                                                           
  4. Name the 6 types of joints (Hint: Synovial)
  5. What bone in the body is non-weight bearing?
  6. What is the definition of circumduction?
  7. What are the functions of the skeleton? (5 functions)
  8. What does the “s” curvature in the vertebral column do? (3 functions)
  9. The Erector Spinae is one of the largest muscles in the body; what is its purpose? What is its origin and insertion?
  10. Which joint is the largest and most complicated? Why?

Links:

http://www.bodyworlds.com/Downloads/did_you_know.pdf 

http://www.mananatomy.com/body-systems/skeletal-system

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/547358/human-skeletal-system/41862/The-lower-jaw (use all 7 pages)

Additional links to help complete questions:

http://www.mananatomy.com/basic-anatomy/synovial-joints

http://www.mananatomy.com/basic-anatomy/joint

http://www.mananatomy.com/basic-anatomy/functions-bones

http://www.mananatomy.com/body-systems/skeletal-system/fibula

http://www.mananatomy.com/body-systems/skeletal-system/knee-joint

Process

Want to enhance or evaluate your knowledge of anatomy of the body? Try these games, quizes, puzzles and labeling diagrams.

Labeling muscles:

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter12/labeling_exercises.html#

Muscle quiz:

http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/anatomy_physiology_quizzes/page2.html

Labeling bones:

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072919329/student_view0/chapter7/labeling_exercises.html#

Skeletal quiz:

http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/anatomy_physiology_quizzes/page1.html

Games/Puzzles/Word Searches & More:

http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/jigsaws/SkeletalJigsaw/skeletalJigsaw.html

http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/wordsearch/skeletalWS/skeletalWordsearch.html

http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/crosswords/muscularSystemCW/muscularSystemCW.html

http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/PAM/PAM.html

http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/WAB/WAB.html

           
                                    

Conclusion

At the end of doing these exercises and questions you should know more of the anatomy of the body, be able to name which bones are which, where certain muscles are located and what their function is.

 

Teacher Page

Answers 

  1. Sartorius muscle
  2. Deep in the ear
  3. 20 muscles
  4. Ball and Socket, ellipsoidal, pivot, hinge, saddle, and gliding (plane)
  5. Fibula
  6. When a bone moves around in a circle or all around a joint, like a pendulum.
  7. Support of the trunk, protection of organs and tissues, lever of movement, production of red blood cells, and storage for minerals
  8. The ‘S’ curvature allows the vertebral column to absorb shocks from walking or running on hard surfaces, enables weight distribution,  protects the vertebral column from breaking.
  9. The Erector Spinae muscle holds the spine upright or erect. It originates from the sacrum, inserts into the posterior ribs, occiput, transverse processes, ilium and spinous processes.   
  10. The knee joint is the largest and most complicated due to that the femur and tibia must glide, roll and spin and stay on the tibia.